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Soyuz spacecraft launches for ISS with American, two Russians

Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will spend eight months at the ISS conducting scientific research and technology demonstrations.

The crew including members of the 73rd long-term expedition Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov (C), Alexey Zubritskiy (R) and US NASA astronaut Jonathan Yong

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Updated on Apr 08, 2025 12:35 PM IST

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NASA astronaut Wilmore reveals what made him survive during extended ISS stay

NASA astronaut Wilmore disclosed his secret to survive in space, stating that he was virtually connected with the Providence Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas.

Astronaut Butch Wilmore is interviewed at Johnson Space Center on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)(AP)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2025 06:59 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Sunita Williams' reunion with her dogs melts hearts, Elon Musk drops emoji

Sunita Williams shared a touching video of her first moments with her pet dogs after more than nine months in space.

Sunita Williams reunited with her pet dogs after returning to Earth.(Screengrab X/@Astro_Suni)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2025 01:53 PM IST

BySakshi Sah

Sunita Williams discloses what she ate just after returning to Earth

Sunita Williams, the Indian-American NASA astronaut, revealed what she ate just after returning to the Earth following her nine month stay in the ISS.

Sunita Williams revealed what she did as soon as she got back to Earth. Williams said she first hugged her husband Michael J. Williams and even met with her beloved pet dogs.(Nasa Astronauts - X)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 12:59 AM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Sunita Williams on spending 286 days in space: ‘I was a little excited…’

The NASA astronaut said that there was a bigger purpose to the human space flight mission and they had trained for being in space for a longer period

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were stationed on the International Space Station for more than 286 days(AP)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2025 04:55 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams’s return sparks celebrations in her native village in Gujarat

Dinesh Rawal, Williams’s cousin, said they could not sleep all night and kept praying for her sister’s safe return until the SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts made a soft splashdown

Sunita Williams has made multiple visits to Jhulasan. (Sourced)

india news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 04:39 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana Assembly expresses happiness at safe return of Sunita Williams, others

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 02:54 PM IST

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‘Earth missed you’: PM Modi hails return of Sunita Williams, 3 other astronauts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the determination of Crew-9 astronauts

PM Narendra Modi shared a picture with Sunita Williams.(X)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 11:39 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams' cousin reveals NASA astronaut's India visit plan

Sunita Williams’ cousin Falguni Pandya called the astronaut ‘a role model’, adding that she makes the best out of every situation she finds herself in.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams being helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on board the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 2025.(AFP)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 10:52 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Celebrations erupt in Gujarat village as their daughter Sunita returns to Earth

The celebrations in Jhulasan village began after the successful splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft, which brought Sunita Williams back to Earth.

Villagers light firecrackers and dance as they celebrate the safe return of American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS), at a temple in her ancestral village Jhulasan in Mehsana district of Gujarat on Wednesday.(ANI)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 05:53 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams return live streaming: Where to watch SpaceX splashdown

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named 'Freedom' will splashdown off the coast of Florida, near Tallahassee, around 3:27 am IST.

Butch Wilmore (L) and Sunita Williams (R) are returning to Earth after being stuck at the space station for more than nine months. (Reuters)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 03:15 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

PM Modi's heartfelt letter to NASA's Sunita Williams: ‘1.4 billion Indians…’

PM Narendra Modi has invited NASA's Sunita Williams to visit India as two astronauts departed the ISS aboard a SpaceX capsule after nine months in orbit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets NASA astronaut Sunita Williams at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.(File image)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2025 02:17 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore pose for final photos from ISS before Earth trip

NASA released their final photo aboard the station before they packed up and closed the hatches to begin a 17-hour trip back to Earth.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally returning home after 9 months of being stranded in space.(NASA File)

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Updated on Mar 18, 2025 09:41 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

A look at Sunita Williams and Kalpana Chawla's shared love for ‘Samosas’

Sunita Williams, who openly acknowledged her passion for Indian food after coming back home from her first space trip in 2006, carried samosas on board the ISS.

Sunita Williams and Kalpana Chawla shared a love for samosas, one of the most popular Indian snacks. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

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Published on Mar 12, 2025 08:43 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Sunita Williams reveals hardest part of her ‘rollercoaster’ space ordeal

Sunita Williams and fellow American astronaut Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth on a Space X Crew Dragon mission

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning to Earth on a SpaceX craft soon(AFP)

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Updated on Mar 09, 2025 01:37 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Katy Perry going to space on all-women flight; fans call for it to be televised

Hold onto your seats, because pop icon Katy Perry is blasting off into space! Fans are loving the surprise, with many asking for it to be televised

American pop star Katy Perry is all set to soar into space

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Published on Feb 28, 2025 01:59 PM IST

ByAadrika Sominder

Former NASA astronaut interacts with PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya students in Delhi

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Published on Feb 27, 2025 07:05 PM IST

PTI |

Sunita Williams' mother unfazed about Astronaut's return: ‘How could I feel sad’

Bonnie Pandya dismissed any worries about her daughter as Williams "knows what she is doing" and believed that space was as safe as anywhere else.

FILE PHOTO: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Barry Wilmore, and Donald Pettit unbox Thanksgiving meals, from the International Space Station (ISS), in this screen grab taken from a handout video, released on November 26, 2024.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2025 08:17 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

NASA astronaut's unique way of wearing pants in space delights internet

A video of NASA astronaut Don Pettit putting on his pants in microgravity by jumping into them with both legs at once has amused the internet.

Currently, Don Pettit is a flight engineer and a member of the Expedition 72 crew.(X/@astro_Pettit)

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Published on Feb 24, 2025 06:57 PM IST

BySimran Singh

Sunita Williams speaks out as Trump tasks Musk to bring back stranded astronauts

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stuck in space for past eight months, disclosed that she has lost the capacity to execute a number of fundamental tasks.

Indian-American Sunita Williams, 59, was supposed to stay on the ISS for eight days with her crewmate, Barry Wilmore, 62. However, the Boeing capsule they were aboard was hit with several technical problems.(AP)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2025 03:51 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

NASA's Sunita Williams breaks spacewalk record during extended ISS mission

Astronauts Williams and Wilmore conducted a 5-hour, 26-minute spacewalk to remove radio hardware and collect samples on the ISS.

With 62 hours and 6 minutes of spacewalking, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams has shattered the record for the longest spacewalk by a female.(AP)

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Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:55 PM IST

PTI |

Devotees struggle to find lost slippers at Mahakumbh Mela. Watch

A viral video from Mahakumbh Mela showed devotees struggling to find their slippers.

A viral video from the Mahakumbh Mela captured devotees searching for their slippers.
(Instagram/apnaprayagrajoriginal)

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Published on Jan 28, 2025 03:53 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Astronomers discover new ‘Super-Venus’ exoplanet redefining planetary science

Astronomers discovered Enaiposha, a "Super-Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, with a thick atmosphere, challenging previous planetary classifications.

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Published on Jan 27, 2025 11:59 AM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

NASA astronaut shares pic of Maha Kumbh from space: 'Largest human gathering'

A NASA astronaut captures the breathtaking sight of Maha Kumbh Mela from space, showcasing the world's largest human gathering illuminated against the night sky

The Maha Kumbh Mela, as seen from space at night(X/@astro_Pettit)

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Updated on Jan 27, 2025 11:18 AM IST

BySanya Jain

NASA astronaut captures video of stunning auroras from ISS

Auroras are beautiful lights seen near the North and South Poles. If you are near the North Pole, the lights are called aurora borealis or Northern Lights.

Green aurora as seen from the space.(Don Petit/X)

science

Published on Jan 07, 2025 09:38 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Ex-NASA astronaut spots ‘two metallic spherical’ UFOs at 9,000ft

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao reported metallic orbs about three feet wide, passed within 20 feet of his plane without warning from air traffic control.

Leroy Chiao describes close call with unidentified metallic objects while flying near Houston.(NASA)

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Updated on Dec 22, 2024 02:17 PM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

Sunita Williams growing lettuce in space amid concerns over sudden weight loss

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is spearheading an agricultural experiment in microgravity on the ISS.

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams' current mission began on June 5 alongside astronaut Butch Wilmore on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. (AP)

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Published on Dec 05, 2024 01:34 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

Emergency on Sunita Williams' space station: Strange toxic smell detected

Commander Sunita Williams and ISS crew responded to a toxic smell from a cargo spacecraft.

Sunita Williams has previously been in space for over 321 days during two stays aboard the space station.(HT/File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 28, 2024 01:32 PM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

‘Not stranded’ Sunita Williams' Thanksgiving plans in space revealed

Sunita Williams and her ISS colleagues delivered a Thanksgiving message. In a separate interview, she revealed what their celebration would look like.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Barry Wilmore, and Donald Pettit unbox Thanksgiving meals, from the International Space Station (ISS), in this screen grab taken from a handout video, released on November 26, 2024. (via REUTERS)

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Published on Nov 28, 2024 07:41 AM IST

ByAshima Grover

Is Sunita Williams vulnerable to slowed cognitive performance due to space stay?

While astronauts have already exhibited bone density loss after space missions, a new study claims that they could also impact their cognitive performance.

In this photo provided by NASA, from left, astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Don Pettit show their U.S. flag-themed socks aboard the International Space Station on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP)

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Published on Nov 21, 2024 07:56 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

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Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will spend eight months at the ISS conducting scientific research and technology demonstrations.

NASA astronaut Wilmore disclosed his secret to survive in space, stating that he was virtually connected with the Providence Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas.

Sunita Williams shared a touching video of her first moments with her pet dogs after more than nine months in space.

Sunita Williams, the Indian-American NASA astronaut, revealed what she ate just after returning to the Earth following her nine month stay in the ISS.

The NASA astronaut said that there was a bigger purpose to the human space flight mission and they had trained for being in space for a longer period

Dinesh Rawal, Williams’s cousin, said they could not sleep all night and kept praying for her sister’s safe return until the SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts made a soft splashdown

Haryana Assembly expresses happiness at safe return of Sunita Williams, others

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the determination of Crew-9 astronauts

Sunita Williams’ cousin Falguni Pandya called the astronaut ‘a role model’, adding that she makes the best out of every situation she finds herself in.

The celebrations in Jhulasan village began after the successful splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft, which brought Sunita Williams back to Earth.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named 'Freedom' will splashdown off the coast of Florida, near Tallahassee, around 3:27 am IST.

PM Narendra Modi has invited NASA's Sunita Williams to visit India as two astronauts departed the ISS aboard a SpaceX capsule after nine months in orbit.

NASA released their final photo aboard the station before they packed up and closed the hatches to begin a 17-hour trip back to Earth.

Sunita Williams, who openly acknowledged her passion for Indian food after coming back home from her first space trip in 2006, carried samosas on board the ISS.

Sunita Williams and fellow American astronaut Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth on a Space X Crew Dragon mission

Hold onto your seats, because pop icon Katy Perry is blasting off into space! Fans are loving the surprise, with many asking for it to be televised

Former NASA astronaut interacts with PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya students in Delhi

Bonnie Pandya dismissed any worries about her daughter as Williams "knows what she is doing" and believed that space was as safe as anywhere else.

A video of NASA astronaut Don Pettit putting on his pants in microgravity by jumping into them with both legs at once has amused the internet.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stuck in space for past eight months, disclosed that she has lost the capacity to execute a number of fundamental tasks.

Astronauts Williams and Wilmore conducted a 5-hour, 26-minute spacewalk to remove radio hardware and collect samples on the ISS.

A viral video from Mahakumbh Mela showed devotees struggling to find their slippers.

Astronomers discovered Enaiposha, a "Super-Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, with a thick atmosphere, challenging previous planetary classifications.

A NASA astronaut captures the breathtaking sight of Maha Kumbh Mela from space, showcasing the world's largest human gathering illuminated against the night sky

Auroras are beautiful lights seen near the North and South Poles. If you are near the North Pole, the lights are called aurora borealis or Northern Lights.

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao reported metallic orbs about three feet wide, passed within 20 feet of his plane without warning from air traffic control.

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is spearheading an agricultural experiment in microgravity on the ISS.

Commander Sunita Williams and ISS crew responded to a toxic smell from a cargo spacecraft.

Sunita Williams and her ISS colleagues delivered a Thanksgiving message. In a separate interview, she revealed what their celebration would look like.

While astronauts have already exhibited bone density loss after space missions, a new study claims that they could also impact their cognitive performance.

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